Levis Hill House Team
Team Roles:
Olivia: Leader/Liason, Construction Manager
Gabby: Archivist & Webmaster, Investigative Tech, Construction Manager
Gigi: Financial Officer, Construction Manager, Investigative Tech
Design Phase 1
Project Charter
Levis Hill House Exterior - Middleburg, Va
Prior Art:
Bird Houses:
Information Display Stand
Olivia's Prototype Sketches:
Olivia's Prototype:
Form and function review: After discussing further with our partner, I learned i would have to conside the following: the number of participants interested in helping with the birdhouse, the size of the space, and the level of engagement.
My idea now is to position the birdhouse/s on my proposed podium with corresponding information. This would give residents access to viewing the podium from the communtity room and from the porch.
Revisions in my design include installing different portions of mosaic, that the residents could create individually, and paste them together on the exterior of the birdhouse. I want to continue with the idea of the plexiglass viewing window.
Now I need to consider:
How high to make the podium
How many birdhouses we want to make
How we want to conduct research and find information for "bird watching.'
Gabby's Prototype Sketches:
My idea took the form of a post that holds multiple birdhouses - similar to an apartment-like layout. The post running down the middle would include some bird-related facts and information, for the residents to enjoy while watching the birds. I would like to style houses that the residents can help decorate, whether that is by painting or creating mosaics.
Gabby's Prototypes:
Gigi's sketches & Prototype:
Form- Square bottom half with one clear side so old people can see in. triangle top roof with hole in front for birds to go in and a perch for the birds to land on.
Function- easy for the birds to go in the hole and land on the perch. Clear side for old people to peer in and see the birds nesting.
Some new information that I gained was that a lot of old people like to sit out on the screened in porch. About six out of the 20 residents living at Levis house participate in the activities the home supplies.
The new things I learned doesn't really change any of my specific ideas, but the number of people that would participate in an activity we would possibly bring does give me a scope of how much supplies we would need to gather.
Design Phase 2
Material List
Final Prototype
Design Phase 3 & 4
Design Review
Liveroof:
Suitable plants for the liveroof
A plant with short tiny roots.
Upkeep of life roof
watering and non watering of plants
Paint Workshop:
Stencils for painting the birdhouses.
Color by number.
Maintenance:
Materials
Weatherproofing
Predators - mesh
Non-scratch plexiglass
Upkeep
Signage:
QR code - bird calls, pictures, facts, identification
binoculars
Information packet kept indoors/QR code.
Progress
We came up with final measurements for the base and the sides
We cut our final measurements for our final prototype
Art design for the residents to color /paint in on the pieces of wood for house
We decided the wedges should be connected and cut with the sides so we shouldn't use to much glue
Decided on dimensions of the post - how far it is in the ground?
Issues
Designing the roof - dimensions, drainage
Cutting angles with the woodcutter.
Ran into issues with wedges
Goals
Complete the roof of our house.
garden bed - need dimensions
Finish our final prototype with accurate dimensions.
plexiglass- back, left, right - build in illustrator, different for each side, needs to be flush on back,
wood front with the hole
front peg x3- dowell
order more plexiglass
Prototype Measurements:
Design Phase 5 - Construction + Delivery
Final Measurements + Final Design:
Birdhouse User Manual
Instructions
House Construction:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lYUyc50_e5C5uCgHiQS_LKrDjda1vjw6BjvnhMIAuqc/edit?usp=sharing
Face Construction + Painting Workshop: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11 dUHfTytfpoFAOknt2iVReRwujsj140IGPAJzdCx1T4/edit?usp=sharing
Plexiglass Side/Laser Cutter:
Measuring Post and Mounting Houses: Link
Dimensions:
Sides:
L = 7 1/4 in
H = 10 in
w = 3/4 in
Base:
L = 4 1/2in
H = 7 1/4in
Front:
H = 10in
L = 4 1/2 in
Hole in middle = 6 in from bottom
Diameter = 1 1/2 in
Timeline
Tuesday, 11/29 @ 1:00-2:15
Prime all material
Finalize measurements to cut wood and create cut list
Edit paint by number to fit front
Determine size/spacing of holes to be cut
Prepare design files to cut acrylic
Thursday, 12/1 @ 11:00-12:15
Measure and cut front of birdhouse example
Layout placement of holes and cut
Finalize and transfer paint by number on example and paint
Plan workshop for 6 participants
Send email communication to confirm workshop date on the 6th or 8th
Monday, 12/5 @ 1:00-1:45
Cut and build planter roofs
Prime unfinished material
Measure and cut bird and perch holes
Tuesday, 12/6 @ 9:00-10:15
Finish paint sample and make any necessary adjustments to final design
Label paint names on paint by number and print several copies
Transfer designs
Gather all workshop supplies
Cut acrylic and wood sides
Draw measurements for placement on post
Mark post
Thursday, 12/8 @ 1:00-2:15
Workshop + Install Post
Monday, 12/12 @ 9:00-9:45
Cut and build birdhouses
Tuesday, 12/13 @ 1:00-2:15
Deliver/Mount birdhouses
Thursday, 12/15 @ 9:00-12:00
Levis House Residents Participating in our Workshop